OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of Scientia Horticulturae is 44. The table below lists those papers that are above that threshold based on CrossRef citation counts [max. 250 papers]. The publications cover those that have been published in the past four years, i.e., from 2020-07-01 to 2024-07-01.)

Article	Citations
Water loss of fresh fruit: Influencing pre-harvest, harvest and postharvest factors	154
Saffron (Crocus sativus L.), the king of spices: An overview	141
Emerging roles of melatonin in mitigating abiotic and biotic stresses of horticultural crops	123
Investigating the enzymatic and non-enzymatic antioxidant defense by applying iron oxide nanoparticles in Dracocephalum moldavica L. plant under salinity stress	115
Optimal light intensity for sustainable water and energy use in indoor cultivation of lettuce and basil under red and blue LEDs	114
Effect of gum arabic and Aloe vera gel based edible coatings in combination with plant extracts on postharvest quality and storability of ‘Gola’ guava fruits	88
Exogenously applied proline enhances growth and productivity of drought stressed onion by improving photosynthetic efficiency, water use efficiency and up-regulating osmoprotectants	84
Melatonin alleviates salt damage in tomato seedling: A root architecture system, photosynthetic capacity, ion homeostasis, and antioxidant enzymes analysis	80
Promotion of lettuce growth under an increasing daily light integral depends on the combination of the photosynthetic photon flux density and photoperiod	80
Effects of beneficial endophytic fungal inoculants on plant growth and nutrient absorption of trifoliate orange seedlings	73
The bifunctional role of copper nanoparticles in tomato: Effective treatment for Fusarium wilt and plant growth promoter	68
Effect of seed priming on horticultural crops	66
Fruit quality and defect image classification with conditional GAN data augmentation	65
Bacillus pumilus promotes the growth and nitrogen uptake of tomato plants under nitrogen fertilization	64
Effect of Salt stress on growth, physiological and biochemical characters of Four kiwifruit genotypes	62
Melatonin is a potential target for improving horticultural crop resistance to abiotic stress	60
Mechanistic insights on melatonin-mediated plant growth regulation and hormonal cross-talk process in solanaceous vegetables	58
Combined foliar and soil application of silica nanoparticles enhances the growth, flowering period and flower characteristics of marigold (Tagetes erecta L.)	56
Responses of growth, fruit yield, quality and water productivity of greenhouse tomato to deficit drip irrigation	56
SlWRKY81 reduces drought tolerance by attenuating proline biosynthesis in tomato	54
Machine vision for the maturity classification of oil palm fresh fruit bunches based on color and texture features	54
Melatonin treatment delays postharvest senescence and maintains the organoleptic quality of ‘Newhall’ navel orange (Citrus sinensis (L.) Osbeck) by inhibiting respiration and enhancing antioxidant cap	53
Cultivar discrimination of litchi fruit images using deep learning	53
Horticultural lighting system optimalization: A review	51
Prediction of loquat soluble solids and titratable acid content using fruit mineral elements by artificial neural network and multiple linear regression	51

Biosynthesis Regulation of Folates and Phenols in Plants	50
Application of biostimulants promotes growth and productivity by fortifying the antioxidant machinery and suppressing oxidative stress in faba bean under various abiotic stresses	50
Exogenous salicylic acid alleviates salt stress by improving leaf photosynthesis and root system architecture in cucumber seedlings	49
Changes in growth and essential oil composition of sweet basil in response of salinity stress and superabsorbents application	48
Debittering of citrus juice by different processing methods: A novel approach for food industry and agro-industrial sector	48
Hydroxyapatite nanoparticles as novel nano-fertilizer for production of rosemary plants	48
Effects of harvest maturity stage on postharvest quality of winter jujube (Zizyphus jujuba Mill. cv. Dongzao) fruit during cold storage	47
Exogenous application of hydrogen sulfide and γ-aminobutyric acid alleviates chilling injury and preserves quality of persimmon fruit (Diospyros kaki, cv. Karaj) during cold storage	47
Melatonin effects in enhancing chilling stress tolerance of pepper	47
Comparative effects of humic and fulvic acids as biostimulants on growth, antioxidant activity and nutrient content of yarrow (Achillea millefolium L.)	46
Ammonium nutrition inhibits plant growth and nitrogen uptake in citrus seedlings	46
Exogenous strigolactones alleviate the photosynthetic inhibition and oxidative damage of cucumber seedlings under salt stress	46
Effects of vegetal- versus animal-derived protein hydrolysate on sweet basil morpho-physiological and metabolic traits	45
Foliar application and seed priming of salicylic acid affect growth, fruit yield, and quality of grape tomato under drought stress	45
Retardation of postharvest softening of blueberry fruit by methyl jasmonate is correlated with altered cell wall modification and energy metabolism	44
Pumpkin seed protein hydrolysate treatment alleviates salt stress effects on Phaseolus vulgaris by elevating antioxidant capacity and recovering ion homeostasis	44
Fennel and ammi seed extracts modulate antioxidant defence system and alleviate salinity stress in cowpea (Vigna unguiculata)	44
Identifying opportunities to improve management of water stress in banana production	44
Organic fertilizers in greenhouse production systems – a review	44
Jasmonic acid-regulated putrescine biosynthesis attenuates cold-induced oxidative stress in tomato plants	44